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Fwd: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY
by Gunnar Larson 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <noreply(a)its.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 12:17 PM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY To: <G(a)xny.io> Thank you for submitting your FOIL request through Open FOIL NY. Here is your Open FOIL NY confirmation information for future reference: LARSON_DFS_20220316121720903 LARSON_DHR_20220316121720903 LARSON_NYSIF_20220316121720903 *INFORMATION SUBMITTED:* *Records Requested From* Department of Financial Services Division of Human Rights New York State Insurance Fund *Short Title* Permission for Interlocking Directors and Officers *Description* Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to receive any and all records related to New York State and NY-DFS' approach to enforcement of "Permission for Interlocking Directors and Officers" as per outlined here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/banks_and_trusts/other/Permission… In addition, we would like to receive any and all records associated with filed permissions for interlocking directorates at the NAACP and Goldman Sachs, specific to Mr. Rose (https://naacp.org/people/peter-rose) and Mr. Ogunlesi ( https://www.goldmansachs.com/about-us/people-and-leadership/leadership/boar…) Finally, we would like to receive any and all records related to NY-DFS monitoring of Goldman Sachs' minority scholarship fund support in Africa (and how any non-approved interlocking directorates may be engaged in AML violations). Thank you, Gunnar Larson *Uploaded Files* *FOIL Response Format* Email *If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than* $25000 Your FOIL request has been forwarded to the organization(s) you selected, and the respective Records Access Officer will contact you directly for further processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for such communication(s). For your convenience, here is additional contact information: Department of Financial Services One State Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10004 Division of Human Rights One Fordham Plaza 4th Floor New York, NY 10458 New York State Insurance Fund 199 Church Street New York, NY 10007 -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001

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Fwd: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY
by Gunnar Larson 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <noreply(a)its.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:57 AM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY To: <G(a)xny.io> Thank you for submitting your FOIL request through Open FOIL NY. Here is your Open FOIL NY confirmation information for future reference: LARSON_DFS_20220316115706337 LARSON_NYSIF_20220316115706337 LARSON_DHR_20220316115706337 *INFORMATION SUBMITTED:* *Records Requested From* Department of Financial Services New York State Insurance Fund Division of Human Rights *Short Title* NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal Collusion *Description* Dear Madam or Sir: We would like to receive any and all records concerning NAACP, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and PayPal collusion, where facts and figures beg the question of coordinated systematic racism associated with PayPal's conditional Bitlicense award. We would like to receive any records that would indicate NY-DFS' insights into both PayPal and Wells Fargo partnering to organize a clear scheme to profit off of New York's minority population (according to the details below). We would like to receive any and all records that indicate New York State NOT choosing to ignore the relevant facts associated with this matter. Furthermore, we would like to receive any and all records that indicate the New York State Retirement Fund is not being leveraged as a key investor in the associated scheme. Below kindly find detail that supports this records request: *March 11, 2022:* Bloomberg reported that Wells Fargo approved fewer than half of Black applicants were approved by the biggest bank mortgage lender: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-wells-fargo-black-home-loan-refinan… *August 19, 2021:* Wells Fargo Launches Passive Bitcoin Fund for Wealthy Clients, minority and low income clients excluded: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/wells-fargo-launches-passive-bitcoin-fund-f… *October 22, 2020: *PayPal first to receive NY conditional virtual currency 'Bitlicense.' PayPal Inc. became the first firm to receive a conditional virtual currency license from the New York State Department of Financial Services*: * https://today.westlaw.com/Document/Ib5cd5e2f149c11ebbea4f0dc9fb69570/View/F… *July 23, 2021, Wells Fargo Stock Ownership: * Ownership (NYS:WFC) Total Shares Outstanding 13F Ownership # of 13 Holders Insider Ownership 4,107,998,274.00 77.05% 2,062.00 0.12% Top 10 13F Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of Portfolio Trend Prev. 8 Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD New York State Common Retirement Fund 0.26% 0.46% 10,617,151 $414.81M New York State Teachers Retirement System 0.13% 0.44% 5,219,084 $203.91M Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.77% 0.25% 31,624,345 $1.24B *July 23, 2021, PayPal Stock Ownership: * Ownership (NAS:PYPL) Total Shares Outstanding 13F Ownership # of 13 Holders Insider Ownership 1,174,728,054.00 86.69% 2,661.00 6.11% Top 10 13F Holders 13F Holders % Total Shares Held % of Portfolio Trend Prev. 8 Quarters Current Shares Market Value (B), USD Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.97% 0.57% 11,452,187 $2.78B Goldman Sachs Group Inc 0.64% 0.46% 7,554,169 $1.83B Wells Fargo & Co 0.64% 0.41% 7,465,572 $1.81B New York State Common Retirement Fund 0.20% 0.62% 2,317,196 $562.71M New York State Teachers Retirement System 0.13% 0.80% 1,521,757 $369.54M *Uploaded Files* *FOIL Response Format* Email *If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than* $25000 Your FOIL request has been forwarded to the organization(s) you selected, and the respective Records Access Officer will contact you directly for further processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for such communication(s). For your convenience, here is additional contact information: Department of Financial Services One State Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10004 New York State Insurance Fund 199 Church Street New York, NY 10007 Division of Human Rights One Fordham Plaza 4th Floor New York, NY 10458 -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xNY.io> | Bank.org <http://Bank.org>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001

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Why does Argentina hate our anarchist freedoms?
by professor rat 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

https://decrypt.co/95222/argentina-cracks-down-crypto-anti-money-laundering… Wait till APster cracks down on all Argentina's numerous Nazi's ( and Peronist Nazbols )

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379-Year-Old Algorithm Cracks RSA Crypto Keys
by jim bell 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/03/researcher-uses-600-… "Cryptographic keys generated with older software now owned by technology company Rambus are weak enough to be broken instantly using commodity hardware, a researcher reported on Monday. This revelation is part of an investigation that also uncovered a handful of weak keys in the wild." "The software comes from a basic version of the SafeZone Crypto Libraries, which were developed by a company called Inside Secure and acquired by Rambus as part of its 2019 acquisition of Verimatrix, a Rambus representative said. That version was deprecated prior to the acquisition and is distinct from a FIPS-certified version that the company now sells under the Rambus FIPS Security Toolkit brand." Mind your Ps and Qs "Researcher Hanno Böck said that the vulnerable SafeZone library doesn't sufficiently randomize the two prime numbers it used to generate RSA keys. (These keys can be used to secure Web traffic, shells, and other online connections.) Instead, after the SafeZone tool selects one prime number, it chooses a prime in close proximity as the second one needed to form the key." "The problem is that both primes are too similar," Böck said in an interview. "So the difference between the two primes is really small." The SafeZone vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-26320."

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Mincing Poodle, FUCKER Karlson will die on the barricades for Russia
by professor rat 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

Just like he did for Wikileaks ( Snork! ) https://www.google.com/search?q=tucker+carlsson+Assange&client=opera&hs=ew3…

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A Farage of lies
by professor rat 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

Who pays the piper calls the tune DrewDavies68 ·10h Nigel Farage has just been named in parliament by @RhonddaBryant for receiving £500k from the Russian state. . . . " https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=nigel+farage+ecuadorian+embass… Very Assange.

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Ed Snowman slowly catches up with cypherpunks 99
by professor rat 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

This flagwaving moron is not hooked up right, is he? “What people are really missing as they get down in the weeds is how transformative the power relationships are, or how much the power relationships are going to transform, as we move from these legacy technologies to these sort of future decentralized technologies,” he said. So tepid it barely passes for liberal. And whats next? Ed Snowball boldly enters the 21'st century!? Jesus Fucking Christie.

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Fwd: The FBI Establishes New Virtual Assets Unit
by professor rat 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

The Fucking Bureaucratic Imbeciles couldn't find their arse with both hands. And as for Bloomberg - hows that Top-secret, embedded, micro-spy-chip story working out for them? FUCK the USG and Fuck the Walking-Corpse-Media ( But do I repeat myself? ) No self-respecting cypherpunk revolutionary gives two shits for such losers as this. Gunnar - take your garbage and drop it off where-ever Gramps and Batshit are hanging these days. This list is for anarchists - not USG bootlickers &/or any phoney-baloney USA opposition in the Alex Jones / Julian Assmange tradition.

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Re: Incident# 711136 [EXTERNAL] FinCen Notice, FIN-2021-NTC4 - Illegal Mining Interpretation and Clarification
by Gunnar Larson 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Dear FinCen: Just checking in on the correspondence below. The definition of "Illegal Mining" could be updated for the benefit of the broader World. What does FinCen think about this good idea? Thank you, Gunnar -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001 On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 12:32 PM Gunnar Larson <g(a)xny.io> wrote: > Okay. > > Do you intend to mondernize the naming convention to keep up with > innovation? > > Thank you, > > Gunnar > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 11:43 AM <FRC(a)fincen.gov> wrote: > >> Good day, >> >> Virtual currency mining is not addressed or in any way related to >> "illegal mining" as described in the recently published notice, >> FIN-2021-NTC4. Although the word "mining" may appear in both phrases, they >> are completely unrelated for purposes of this notice. >> >> Regards, >> >> FinCEN’s Resource Center >> ------------------------------ >> Dear Madam or Sir: >> >> The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued Notice, >> FIN-2021-NTC4 to call attention >> <https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/FinCEN%20Environmental%2…> >> to an upward trend in environmental crimes and associated illicit financial >> activity. >> >> FinCEN is highlighting this trend because of: (1) its strong association >> with corruption and transnational criminal organizations, two of FinCEN’s >> national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism >> (AML/CFT) priorities; (2) a need to enhance reporting and analysis of >> related illicit financial flows... >> >> - Today this memo seeks further guidance on FinCEN's interpretation >> of Illegal Mining (Page 7 of Notice, FIN-2021-NTC4). >> - Does FinCEN interpret instances of illegal virtual currency mining >> similar to Notice, FIN-2021-NTC4's definition of illegal mining? >> - Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) could be leveraging >> illegal virtual currency mining of Bitcoin, STX and NYCCoin currently: >> - https://mining.nyc/ >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=https://mining…> >> - https://mining.nyc/wallet >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=https://mining…> >> >> *As we compile relevant research on the matter, we understand FinCen's >> interpretation of illegal mining as follows, (excluding virtual >> currencies): * >> >> "Illegal mining involves extraction of various metals, stones, and >> materials, including gold, silver, iron, coal, diamonds, emeralds, and rare >> earths, in violation of the law, including by failing to secure legal >> permits, land rights, licenses, and environmental safeguards. The activity >> is often associated with other crimes or criminal groups such as TCOs, >> corruption, fraud, human trafficking, and money laundering. Proceeds from >> illegal mining are estimated by international organizations to be between >> $12 and $48 billion per year and the activity results in significant >> deforestation, loss of biodiversity, environmental damages, and threats to >> human health. The extraction occurs around the world, by small and >> large-scale mining, and increasingly involves TCO activity. In addition, >> this trade is often commingled with legal trade and may involve corporate >> structures and shell companies in various jurisdictions. Illegal mining is >> unique in that it provides illicit actors both a source of proceeds as well >> as a means to launder proceeds from other crimes. Most of the proceeds of >> this activity are thought to end up in the international financial system. >> The Federal Bureau of Investigation has found that TCOs are using >> “often-witting United States businesses to exploit U.S. regulations and >> export illegally extracted gold to the United States to launder billions of >> illicit proceeds from criminal operations in Latin America." >> >> Greatly looking forward to your team's distinguished feedback on the >> interpretation of illegal mining and if mining of virtual currencies is >> included in FinCen's interpretation. >> >> Sending you the very best regards. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Gunnar >> -- >> *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=http://www.xNY…> | >> Bank.org >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=http://Bank.org>* >> MSc >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=https://www.un…> >> - Digital Currency >> MBA >> <https://hyperlink.services.treasury.gov/agency.fincen?origin=https://www.un…> >> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) >> >> G(a)xNY.io >> +1-646-454-9107 >> New York, New York 10001 >> > >

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Fwd: The FBI Establishes New Virtual Assets Unit
by Gunnar Larson 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Wonder if the new FBI virtual assets unit "has what it takes..." to get down to the issue with NYCCoin and MIA Coin? xNY.io wonders what the new virtual asset unit thinks of Proof of Transfer (POX) as computer software that harms integrity of the Bitcoin Blockchain? Bloomberg allues that NYCCoin and MIA Coin are a ponzi scheme (powered by POX): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-17/nyc-miami-seen-facing-po… -- *Gunnar Larson - xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> | Bank.org <http://bank.org/>* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FBI <fbi(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov> Date: Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 3:38 PM Subject: The FBI Establishes New Virtual Assets Unit To: <g(a)xny.io> * National Press Releases * The FBI Establishes New Virtual Assets Unit The FBI is announcing the creation of the Virtual Assets Unit (VAU), a nerve center for the FBI’s virtual currency programs. March 15, 2022 Full Press Release <https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/the-fbi-establishes-new-vi…> ------------------------------ <https://www.facebook.com/FBI> <https://twitter.com/FBI> <https://www.youtube.com/user/FBI> <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> * You have received this message because you are subscribed to one or more of the following categories: National Press Releases * Manage Subscription <https://delivery.fbi.gov/account-reminder> | Unsubscribe <https://delivery.fbi.gov/subscriber/c57956fe9830b3f02d21fe7a2581942df706f0b…> If you have questions about this service, email us at delivery(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov. Help <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> | Privacy Policy <http://www.fbi.gov/privacy_policy?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=e…> | Visit FBI.gov <https://www.fbi.gov/?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_sour…>

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